Maul vs Thump - What's the difference?
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A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into it, or in combat.
(rugby) A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.
To handle someone or something in a rough way.
To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually used of an animal).
(figuratively) To criticise harshly.
a blow that produces a muffled sound
* Tatler
the sound of such a blow; a thud
To hit (someone or something) as if to make a .
* (William Shakespeare)
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To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.
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Maul is a related term of thump.
As nouns the difference between maul and thump
is that maul is mouth of an animal while thump is a blow that produces a muffled sound.As a verb thump is
to hit (someone or something) as if to make a.maul
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (weapon) club, maceSee also
* ruck * scrumVerb
(en verb)- The bear mauled him in a terrible way.
Anagrams
* *thump
English
Noun
(en noun)- The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that I awaked at the knock.
Verb
(en verb)- These bastard Bretons, whom our fathers / Have in their own land beaten, bobb'd, and thump'd .
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